EX-SERVICEMEN’S GOLF TOURNAMENT AT DANNEVIRKE

Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 271, 4 November 1940, Page 10

EX-SERVICEMEN’S GOLF TOURNAMENT AT DANNEVIRKE

Championship Won by C. R. 0. Riddell The ex-servicemen’s golf tournament is considered to be the most popular of these very popular fixtures and this year’s parade at Tahoraite was held during the week-end. The principal event, the Somme championship, was won by C. R. O. Riddell, of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade with a grand qard of 77 off the stick. The weather, threatening early and wet towards evening, was fine during the hours of play, but there was a strong breeze which made things really interesting on this little-bunkered but very hazardous course. Under the conditions Riddell's card was a very fine one and he thoroughly earned his victory. The runner-up was A. W. Chapman, a cavalryman from the 19th Hussars, who carded a 78, and next in order of merit were J. M. Taylor (Camel Corps) and Horace Riddell (N.Z.M.R.) each 80, and Jack Goss (Rifle Brigade) and W. Aiken (N.Z.M.R.), 81 apiece. The Beer-Sheba Medal Handicap was won by L. A. Chatwin (Rifle Brigade) who rather upset calculations with a net 66. The honours of the Gallipoli Bogey Handicap were carried off by G. P. Bourke (N.Z. Infantry) and it was a very popular win. The unit champions were as under:— Rifle Brigade: L. H. Herbert (Dannevirke). Gunners: L. A. Daniell (Dannevirke). Infantry: N. C. Harding (Hastings). Mounted Rifles: W. Aiken (Palmerston North). Other units: J. S. Beedie (Dannevirke). There was an interesting finish to the teams match and he Rifle Brigade and Mounted Rifles had to play off to decide the winners. The teams were:— Rifle Brigade: L. A. Chatwin (66), C. R. O. Riddell (72), L. H. Herbert (72) and A. O. Williams (72). Mounted Rifles: W. Aiken (70), J. M. Taylor (71), H. D. Riddell (71) and A. W. Chapman (72). The play-off was over the last three holes and the Riflo Brigade’s aggregate was one stroke better than that of the Mounted Rifles. Steady rain was falling before afternoon tea was over and when half-a-dozen half-drowned 11 bandicoots’’ had finished a **blood match” on the putting green, the call was given for the prize-giving ceremony. Before calling upon Mrs. Holden to present the trophies, the commanding officer, D. L. Crooks, expressed the hope that the day had been an enjoyable one, particularly for the visitors. He also expressed the committee’s appreciation of the work of I the ladies who had so ably looked after the important commissariat departments, and of the work of the adjutant, Mr. Arthur Soundy. He also thanked the Dannevirke Golf Club for making the course available and ho then asked Mrs. Holden to present the prizes which were received with cheers, hoots and musical honours. The thanks of tho visitors were conveyed to the committees in an appropriate speech by A. E. Ekstedt. The proceedings were brought to a close with the National Anthem. The men who worked on the Council of Officers, some members of which are away in camp, were: D. L. Crooks (C. 0.), G. P. Bourke, J. Cooper, J. W. Dobson, H. A. Ellingham, W. G. Hulston, A. G. Melles, K. C. Millar, T. Moir, A. R. Mackie and T. Roake. RESULTS FROM HOKOWHITU NOVEMBER STROKE HANDICAP The competition at Hokowhitu on Saturday was the November stroke handicap and the winners were R. N. Collis, who returned a net 68 to win the A grade, and A. E. Hansel, whose net 73 won the B grado. There were some fine cards, particularly good ones being those of K. S. Glendinning and C. G. Moore. Glendinning was round in 70 off the stick and Moore in 75. They tied for second with net 70’s. Their cards read:— K. S. Glendinning— Out: 43435454 3—35

Club Championship. In the semi-final of the club championship E. G. Fletcher beat C. G. Moore 3 and 2 after a brilliant home run. Both players were playing sound golf ind at the turn .rMoore was 2 up. )etcher won the tenth and he continued to play scintillating golf until the match finished. He was home in 35. Fletcher meets Johns in the 36-hole final. In the middle-weight championship final D. W. Spring beat R. L. Harding. The winner of the junior cliampionsPTtp was E. Christmas, who beat C. Harris in the final. Tho McLennan Cup competition was completed during the week-end. In one semi-final K. S. Glendinning and W. W. Smith beat J. S. Shand and 11. E. Fairey, but in the final they were beaten by I). Leng-Ward and F. Guinness.

WARD BEAT DARKNESS IN AWATAPU FINAL GREAT MATCH ENDED ON THIRTYSEVENTH GREEN The final of the Palmerston North club championship was decided over the week-end and resulted in a win for F. W. Ward over D. Jlarkness in a game in which the advantage swung from one to the other until Ward finally triumphed at tho 37th. The game was played in. ideal conditions except for a period during the early part of the afternoon round when particularly heavy rain driven by a strong wind made conditions bad for two or three holes and the game was followed by a large gallery throughout w'hich swelled to well over the 50 mark in the concluding stages. Ward took the lead from the first hole by a beautiful chip over a bunker and a good putt and was unlucky that a stymie robbed him of another at the second. However, at tho third Harkness missed a short putt ior the half to make Ward 2 up. Tho next three holes were halved, but at the 7th Harkness got one back when Ward was short with his chip only to lose another at the long right where Ward was on the green pin high with two beautiful shots. The next two were halved in orthodox figures, but at the eleventh Harkness got into difficulties behind the trees and failed to get through underneath them, while Ward carded a birdie 4. At the I2th Harkness lost another through a weak approach being followed by a short chip. The 13th was halved after Harkness had run through the bunker short of the green with his second. At the long 14th Ward lost one of his leads through two indifferent shots, his second and his approach. After a half at the dog-leg 15th Ward being stymied, he laid his chip dead at the 16th to be 1 again 4 up. After a half at the 17th Harkness got one back at tho 18th when Ward’s second was pulled into the trees but bounced out behind a bunker. The cards read:— Ward— Out: 455454443 In: 444465345 Harkness— Out: 556454353 In: 45545 44 4 4 After Harkness had regained another hole at the first hole of the afternoon round with a nicely played birdie 4 the rain came on, but he holed a beautiful putt for a second birdie at the next in spite of it, the rain by now being a torrent. The consequent water on the third green probably caused the halving of the 21st in indifferent 6’s and after another half this time in bogey 3’s at the 2'2nd Harkness squared the match at the next when Ward topped his second. He took the lead for the .first time when Ward repeated the shot at the 24tn and increased his lead to two when Ward dropped his chip in a bunker at the next. From 4 down at the 17th Harkness had recovered to be 2 up at the 25th. It was a great spurt. He cracked a bit at the next playing a weak second and fourth to allow Ward a win with 5 to 7. The next two were halved, Harkness recovering with a nice chip at the 28th. At the next Harkness increased his lead again when Ward was short with his chip, but got into trouble at the next when he went through the green into the rough and played back into the bunker. At the next Ward pulled his second into the bunker at the back and Harkness was again 2 up and with 5 to go looked to be a. winner. Both missed the green with their approaches at the 32nd, but from equidistant putts Harkness missed his. After Ward liad very nearly squared the match with his putt for a birdie at the next he hooked his drive at the 34th into the pines, but it dropped clear. Harkness missed a golden opportunity of being dormy when he missed a 3-foot putt. At the next Harkness again putted weakly to allow Ward to square the match again. The 36th saw bogey 4’s carded by both and they went on to the 37th where Ward settled tlie issued with a 12-foot putt for a birdie 4 and thus became club champion for the first time. The cards were:— WardOut: 546355454 In: 455554444 Harkness— Out: 436344374 In: 446464454

In: 44244454 4—35 Total C. G. Moore— Out: 4 4 5 3 5 5 5 4 3—38 In: 44364345 4—37 Total .. .. w The leading scores "were: — A Grade. E. N. Collis . 81—13—68 K. Glendinning . 70— 0—70 C. G. Moore .. .75 5 70 C. L. Mayo . 87—16—71 K. C. Clayton . 82—10—72 B.L. Harding . S4—12—72 E. S. Shand . 85—13—72 J. Cowan . 85 13—72 B Grade. A. E. Hansel . 91 —18—73 P. G. Mildon . 91 17 74 F. A. Lewis . 94—20—74 A. V. Sutton . 94—20—74